Da Basilico — Restaurant in Antwerp

I'm often disappointed by Italian restaurants, as they tend to skimp on what matters most: quality ingredients!

Not so at Da Basilico, I was pleasantly surprised by the simple, flavourful combinations they use in their dishes, like the salsiccia and frarielli pizza (fennel infused sausage and brocoletti); and the patience they showed in making the parmigiana di melanzane, a staple dish with aubergine and tomato sauce, that simply melted in my mouth.

A wonderful addition in the neighbourhood's restaurant scene, be sure to...

The restaurant used to be great. They recently changed owner and the staff is the worst that you can imagine.

Besides, the dishes on the menu are not available

I went for dinner with my husband to celebrate my birthday. I asked a cola to drink and the waiter made comments that I should not get that as I'm above the weight he considers acceptable for women. I left instantly and I'm never ever...

Place looked okay at first, nothing too fancy. The waitress was very friendly. We had to wait a loong time for our food to arrive, which was clearly some preprepared dish and got served (eventually) overheated & pretty disappointing in taste. I found dishes & wines overpriced for what you get. Honestly don't understand why this place has such good rating & reviews. Maybe we got...